Monks

[Mcbard]

Vote for your favorite race, and if you're feeling ambitious explain why.

Personally I prefer Iksar because I think they look better and have better regen as well as better melee starting stats. Iksar is also my favorite race however, so I'm a bit biased. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Crone]

I despise the human race. I think it's the ugliest race of any of them. [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Torqumada286]

Human monks all the way. Iksar have already admitted Humans are superior monks.

Torqumada

[hedbonker]

I love the look of Iksar monks. The way they sit on their haunches. All of the special attack animations. Good stuff.

[Ralexia]

Don't forget that humans have belly buttons. Thats a game defining feature there.

[Itchybottom]

Iksars have better dying (thus feigning) animations, but they run like they're special. With Kunark around the corner, and enough population to brave Old Sebilis I think Human might win out in the long run. The regen difference will be very little with a fungi tunic, and as a human you won't run like an upset down-syndrome child.

[Loke]

Honestly, I always liked humans for the fact that like all the old school monks I knew were humans. I started playing early Kunark so all iksar monks were relatively new and low level. Leveling up, whenever I had a question on gear or pulling or whatever, it was always human monks who were like the "uber" level 60s running around with their raid loot and stuff. Also, I was a human monk, so that played a part in it I'm sure. Guess when I think of a monk I always think of a human.

Also, people claim that iksars are better because of regen/ac, which technically is true. However, one thing I like about the monk class is that the class isn't all about gear and stats. Sure, having higher AC or more HP or whatever helps, but all the AC in the world isn't going to help someone who sucks at pulling. In the grand scheme of it, monks are all about knowing the class/game - the race someone chooses is really a minor factor when all is said and done.

[Ralexia]

Originally Posted by Itchybottom [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Iksars have better dying (thus feigning) animations, but they run like they're special. With Kunark around the corner, and enough population to brave Old Sebilis I think Human might win out in the long run. The regen difference will be very little with a fungi tunic, and as a human you won't run like an upset down-syndrome child.

Speaking of running like a retard, what is up with that? I find that if I start running immediately after combat I'll run like a retard. Then I stop and move again, or jump and I start running normally again. I've noticed other players and monsters doing this too. Is there anyway to fix this graphic problem?

[Itchybottom]

Originally Posted by Ralexia [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Speaking of running like a retard, what is up with that? I find that if I start running immediately after combat I'll run like a retard. Then I stop and move again, or jump and I start running normally again. I've noticed other players and monsters doing this too. Is there anyway to fix this graphic problem?

There is nothing you can do about it, but there is a fix. It involves EQEMU devs using proper movement packets instead of mob movement for the client.

[likely moxie]

sorry humans, but iksars are just the raddest everything

... although it's been a while since I've played or even seen an iksar so if they have a terrible run animation I may have just forgotten about it.